Italian soccer star Alessandro Del Piero helps wake girl from coma with video message
Feb 19, 2012, 1:24 PM EDT
Getty Images It is believed that talking to a patient in a comatose state has benefits that could even wake them from their coma.
There has never been any concrete proof that talking does help but a story about Juventus forward Alessandro Del Piero might help prove the theory to be true.
The parents of twelve-year old girl named Giada from the small Italian town of Cerenzia believe that a video message from Del Piero helped their daughter wake up from a coma she suffered in January:
The parents of Giada believe the footballer made an important contribution to the happy outcome. “That night (after listening to the message) something special happened,” said the girl’s father, Francesco.
“First she moved her hand and then after a few hours she called out ‘mamma’. Then after about 24 hours she talked and asked for an ice-cream”.
What was the message you may ask? Here it is:
“Hello Giada, I’m Alessandro Del Piero. I hope you can wake up as soon as possible to watch lots of our and my games, to come and see us and, above all, get to know each other”.
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Girl Awakes From Coma After Hearing Del Piero [ASMA America]
